Study on Root, Leaf and Seed Chemical Composition of Cleome quinquenervia DC. from Iran

The volatile constituents of the oil extracted from the root, leaf and seed of Cleome quinquenervia DC were isolated through a hydro distillation method and then analyzed by GC and GC-MS.. Root, leaf and seed were found to contain 15, 52, and 42 components respectively. The major components of leaf oil were found to be beta-pinene (31 %), alpha-pinene (26.1 %), trans-pinocarvyl acetate (6.6 %). The root oil constituents were characterized by high amounts of alpha-eudesmol (29 %), beta-eudesmol (27.5 %) and gamma-eudesmol (13 %). The main constituents of the seed oil were shown to trans-pinocarvyl acetate (12.5 %), beta-eudesmol (10.8 %) and beta- pinene (10.8 %), alpha-eudesmol (9.6 %).